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Stacie Swift • small joys + creative well-being

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✨ Joy seeker • Illustrator • Author
🌈 Practising joy through colour + creativity
💕 Joyful outfits
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Hello, I’m Stacie – illustrator, writer, mum, joy-seeker …and the rest! Nice to meet you 😃

I’m a big fan of colour, kindness, and supporting everyday wellbeing through creativity. 
This reel is a little intro to me and the work I love to share.

Have a watch, say hi in the comments, and give me a follow if you’re into honest moments, colourful living, and gentle reminders that you’re doing just fine. taken in St Neots, Cambridgeshire by @stacieswift

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a year ago

A reminder that it’s a gift to feel things so deeply, even when it’s hard 🩷

Thank you for all of your kind words on my sad news about Bob 🐱💔

It’s been a very, very sad few days and I’ve definitely been feeling it all.

I’m reassuring myself that the same heart that feels the sadness so deeply is also the one that finds so much magic in the little things.

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Save these words for when you need a little gentle reassurance too. by @stacieswift

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9 hours ago

Bob cat 💔

We were so lucky to have 14 years with this lovely boy. The only cat I’ve ever met who had a favourite song. He could hear the opening of a ham packet from a mile away and no sandwich was safe in his presence.

Our steady little sidekick, he was right there through SO much of the big life stuff. I’m grateful I could be by his side as he left us yesterday.

I talk so much about joy here, and what a joy it was to have such a good boy for such a long time 😿 by @stacieswift

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3 days ago

A little reminder to put fun on the to do list, too. ❤️ 
This week’s Small Joy Practice is all about saying yes to joy, making space for the things that make us happy and remembering that fun is a good enough reason. 
Comment FUN and I’ll send you the link to these printable downloads, with journal prompts and a joyful colouring page. ✨ by @stacieswift

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4 days ago

How good are you at saying yes to the fun stuff?
I have a sneaky feeling a few of us might find this tricky!

The lovely invitations, little adventures, things you fancy doing just because YOU think they sound fun... I consider myself a constant work in progress on this front!

Do you find it easy to make room for those things, or do they tend to get pushed to the bottom of the list?

Any words of wisdom from the yes people? by @stacieswift

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6 days ago

A note for the week ahead! 🩷

Last week, I embraced saying yes to meet ups, events, creativity and stepping a little bit outside my comfort zone.

This week, I’m carrying that energy forward and looking for more chances to say a joyful yes!

Which of these will you say yes to this week?
🩷🧡💚💙💛 by @stacieswift

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6 days ago

ad - Mums, can we talk about looking after our kids’ mental wellbeing?

With everyone back to school and, for us, embracing the new challenges of secondary school, there’s so much that’s outside of our control and sometimes everything can start to feel A LOT.

As parents, there are lots of ways we can support our children: sensible bedtimes, helping them remember their PE kits, trying to get them to eat anything other than pizza and flavoured water… 😅

And also giving them tools for when things feel tricky:
Talking, creativity, mindfulness, time to just BE… and looking after their brain health from the inside too.
@chirpymoodscience has become one of our little routines.

Formulated with botanicals, The Mood One supports Mood, Emotional Balance & Focus, while The Zen One supports Rest & Relaxation.
Because we can’t make childhood worry-free, but we can help our kids build a little Brain Health toolkit for when life feels a lot.

What’s one little thing you do that helps your kids when life feels a lot?

💛 by @stacieswift

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8 days ago

A little collection of reminders this World Mental Health Day 🩷 by @stacieswift

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8 days ago

A joyful outfit for a sunny Saturday morning.

• A bright autumn outfit
• Coffee & everyone back together after the school residential making my heart happy (washing pile is less joyful)
• Charity shop treasure
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• Cardigan weather has arrived and I’m not mad about it 💙 (also spy the Neighbours Game I saw in the charity shop in the background. I bet it’s nearly as old as me!)
• Opened a book on a random page and had a sign from the universe! 💫

How’s your Saturday going?

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Outfit info:
Cardigan: @diskokids (ad pr)
Disco tee: @diskokids (ad pr)
Trousers: @nextofficial kids range
Trainers: @vinted
Necklace: @oliveandfrank (ad pr) by @stacieswift

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8 days ago

Some of the things on my Making Joy wishlist… ✨🎨❤️

What should I add? by @stacieswift

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10 days ago

A round up of joyful finds! ✨

I’ve put together a collection of happy things I’ve spotted on Prime Day, from little treats to things that make everyday life a bit more fun.

There’s something for a bit of self-care, something creative, something practical …and something you probably do not need but might really like! 🐸✨

Comment BASKET and I’ll send you the links to everything!

~ aff links ~ by @stacieswift

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11 days ago

I’ve always felt like a good outfit can change my mood a little bit, so I loved discovering there’s actually a name for this!

Have you heard of ✨ enclothed cognition? ✨

Basically, research suggests that what we wear CAN influence how we feel.

So getting dressed in something lovely could be a tiny bit of self care!

Do you find what you wear affects your mood too? by @stacieswift

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13 days ago